Matthew 25:3
When the foolish took their menorahs, they neglected to take shemen (oil).
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
In Context
2Now five of them were foolish and five were wise.
4But the wise took shemen in containers with their menorahs.
Cross References
Isaiah 48:1Hear ye this, O Bais Ya'akov, 1 which are called b'shem Yisroel, 1 and are come forth out of the waters of Yehudah, 1 which take oaths b'Shem Hashem, 1 and invoke Elohei Yisroel, 1 but not in emes, nor in tzedakah. 1
Ezekiel 33:3If when he seeth the cherev come upon HaAretz, he blow the shofar, and warn HaAm;
2 Timothy 3:5Having an outward form of chasidus but the ko'ach having denied. Turn away from these.
Revelation 3:1And to the malach (angel) of the Kehillah in Sardis, write: These things says the One having the sheva ruchot of Hashem and the shevat hakokhavim (seven stars): I have da'as of your ma'asim, that nominally you are Chai (Alive) but you are [spiritually] niftar (deceased).
Matthew Henry on Matthew 25:2-14
The Parable of the Ten Virgins. 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those… Read the whole commentary →